The board will consider a resolution Tuesday that would support a proposal to allow noncitizens like refugees or asylum seekers to vote in local elections.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor
Letter to the editor: Send overspending message and vote down Portland school budget
Every ballot not cast is a ‘yes’ vote for a larger property tax bill in a city where retirees and wage earners are being burdened with increased costs for many other things.
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Posted inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Baseball notebook: Class A South is a close, competitive league
Without the dominant pitchers of seasons past, more teams than usual are playing winning baseball.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Capitalizing on value of diversity in Portland schools requires investment
But funding programs to reduce achievement gaps will take a commitment from the community.
Posted inBaseball, News, Schools and Education, Sports, Varsity Maine
Deering High student won’t be allowed to play varsity baseball, judge rules
Princehoward Yee, who lives in Falmouth, transferred to the Portland school earlier this year.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Dozens speak out against Portland school budget cuts
Superintendent Xavier Botana outlines $3.8 million in reductions made at the request of the school board’s finance committee.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Portland council, school board brace for battle over the cost of education
Superintendent Xavier Botana’s $113 million budget proposal for the coming year would add $238 to the average homeowner’s tax bill. One councilor says difficult spending cuts are necessary.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Portland superintendent looks to cut proposed tax hike in half
The reductions could require increasing class sizes, closing island schools, charging students to play sports and eliminating some assistant principals.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Portland’s Terion Moss named AA North Player of the Year
The senior guard is joined by three other 1,000 point scorers on first team.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Portland school board adopts comprehensive transgender policy
It joins about a half-dozen other Maine school districts that have approved such policies since a landmark state supreme court ruling in 2014.